An autonomous control system supplied from DARPA’s Collaborative Operations in Denied Environment (CODE) program commanded the live and simulated Avengers as a single, distributed system.

France has taken delivery of the second of eight Beechcraft King Air 350-based intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance platforms.

The declaration means the Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA)-314 at the Miramar air station in California is on track to deploy with the F-35C on a U.S. Navy carrier in early fiscal 2022.

Italy is planning to grow its Gulfstream G550 business jet-based intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capability.

The two companies say they have developed a compact system that can be retrofitted into light single-engine aircraft, and the first target for their efforts is Airbus’ H125/AS350 Ecureuil/AStar light helicopter.  

Spain is planning to purchase a trio of former Iberia Airbus A330-200s to convert them into Multi-Role Tanker Transports for the country’s air force.

Defense unmanned systems provider Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has acquired 5-D Systems.

U.S. officials have confirmed Greek interest in acquiring the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, but insist that any purchase of the fifth-generation combat aircraft will be a “multiyear process.”